Saturday's letters

Children can 'get' memorial

This should have been printed at the top of the page, so important the message was to us as Americans proud of our heritage and looking to keep our country respected from our very core.

I took my almost 5-year-old grand to Cascades Park, and, as we exited the car, I was curious about the only shaded area in the downtown park and was then mystified by what war the obvious memorial represented, since there was no signage. I excuse myself because I am a newcomer here and would not have gotten a "hint" with the quote from Douglas MacArthur since he was the American genius in the Pacific Theater and was actually relieved of his command in Korea by President Truman. Thank goodness the lack of signage is to be rectified.

Nonetheless, my grand and I did walk around and talk quietly about the meaning of the memorial and, while he did not really "get it," he did get it enough not to endeavor to play on the monument itself or inside its grounds. He sensed there was deeper meaning, perhaps because of his Gramma's somber, respectful demeanor and his upbringing. Shame on those "parents" who made excuses for their children behaving otherwise, likely because they understood that the shame of that behavior was really theirs to bear.

C. HUNDLEY

Hey, use those dog poop bags

My wife and I moved back to Tallahassee after living elsewhere for eight years. We were delighted with how Tallahassee has changed, especially with all the greenways and open space.

We love to walk our dogs at them.

However, on a recent trip to the Alford Greenway, in the short distance on the trail between the left parking lot and where the trail enters the woods we used an entire roll of poop bags picking up other people's dog poop.

I'll go out on a limb and say that if I took my two dogs to your house every day and left their poop on your front lawn, you'd be pretty upset with me. Well, that's how I feel seeing your dog's poop in the beautiful, natural, green space. How about grabbing a few poop bags at the trail head generously provided by the county and using them for their intended purpose?